Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Benders Ferry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Benders Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Benders Ferry is located in Sumner County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Benders Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benders Ferry:
- Sumner County (The home county of Benders Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Hendersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Shackle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Driftwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Cottontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goodlettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Castalian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hermitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Donelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mudtavern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Priest Lake Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- East Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- DeKalb County
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Green Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- White House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Hygeia Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Jernigan Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Mulloy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Greenbrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Cross Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Orlinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Murphree
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Morrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Walter Hill Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shaver Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Monoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Brush Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- South Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Hartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Nolensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Clovercroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Lynnwood Downs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Laguardo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Possum Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Belinda City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Leeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gladeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Adolphus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Black Jack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Neosheo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benders Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Benders Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Benders Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benders Ferry.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Benders Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benders Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Bandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- The Bandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boxwell Reservation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445274 <2>
- James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
- The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
- The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486190 <2>
- LaGuardo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cage Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stark Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Murphy - Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Viverett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stratton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1092 more) ...
- Craig - Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter - Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Benders Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benders Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benders Ferry, with the one closest to Benders Ferry listed first.
- Laguardo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Saundersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Hendersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Juliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Odum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Old Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hermitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benders Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benders Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Benders Ferry ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benders Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benders Ferry, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benders Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Benders Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benders Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Benders Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |